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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






2. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






3. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






4. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






5. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






6. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






7. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






8. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






9. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






10. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






11. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






12. Pale green






13. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






14. Creates blue dye






15. Application of potassium sulphide






16. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






17. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






18. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






19. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






20. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






21. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






22. Known for his glass sculpture






23. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






24. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






25. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






26. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






27. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






28. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






29. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






30. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






31. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






32. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






33. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






34. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






35. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






36. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






37. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






38. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






39. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






40. Renowned for paintings and prints






41. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






42. The amount of light reflected by a hue






43. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






44. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






45. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






46. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






47. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






48. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






49. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






50. Technique of shading using dots to control value